UK Trains

Train Fares Set To Rise After Government Cut In Railways Subsidy

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 08.03.2012 | UK Politics

The government will reduce taxpayer contributions to the railways in Britain by £3.6bn a year before 2019, in a move which rail groups and unions fea...

Eurostar Hit By Delays During Paris Fashion Week

PA | Posted 05.05.2012 | UK

Thousands of passengers face travel chaos after Eurostar cancelled services following an overhead power cable fault in France during Paris Fashion Wee...

'Mindless' Train Surfing Caught On CCTV

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK

Police have condemned "mindless" offenders who "trainsurfed" along a rail platform. Officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) released CCTV ...

Fatal Crash As Roads Turn Icy In Winter Weather Freeze

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK

A young man died after his car collided with a lorry in icy conditions early today. The collision happened on the A470 in Powys near the Storey Arm...

Wintry Weather Wreaks Havoc On Rail And Roads

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK

Wintry weather is set to cause widespread disruption across transport routes in England and Wales following significant overnight snowfall and sub-zer...

New East Anglia Trains Operator Hit By Cancellations, Delays And Faults

PA | Posted 07.04.2012 | UK

Rail passengers bound for East Anglia faced disruption tonight on the second day of a new operator taking over the running of the region's train servi...

Bonuses For Train Chiefs Despite UK Having Worst Rail Service in Europe

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK

The transport minister has said she will vote against £20m bonuses expected to be handed out to Network Rail's bosses, as Britain's trains are voted ...

Uncomfortable, Slow And Expensive - Britain's Dreadful Railways

PA | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK

Britain's railways are at the bottom of the league for fares, efficiency and comfort compared with other European countries, according to a union-comm...

The Making of a Monster

James Emtage | Posted 18.03.2012 | UK Comedy
James Emtage

I'm not sure what it is about the motion of travelling, but I've recently come to realise that when I am in the process of getting myself from A to B, I turn in to a bit of a monster. And I think a lot of other people do too.

Network Rail To Be Prosecuted For Fatal 2007 Grayrigg Train Crash

PA | Posted 13.03.2012 | UK

Network Rail (NR) is to be prosecuted over the 2007 Grayrigg train crash in Cumbria in which one passenger died, it was announced today. The Office...

HS2 is Socially Regressive, Environmentally Damaging and Bafflingly Irrational

John Whitelegg | Posted 11.03.2012 | UK Politics
John Whitelegg

I challenge all those politicians who support HS2 to go out onto the streets and ask real people to choose between spending £17 billion on reducing the journey time for wealthy rail passengers between London and Birmingham by 23 minutes and all the other things we could do for that pot of money.

Woman Killed Retrieving Mobile Phone From Train Tracks

PA | Posted 10.03.2012 | UK

The boyfriend of a young mother who was struck and killed by an express train after apparently jumping on to the tracks to retrieve her dropped phone ...

Fares Are Mean And Weather's Foul: Travel Chaos Greets Commuters

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK

Commuters faced a grim start to the new year, as the first full working day of 2012 was marked by fare rises, union protests, driving rain and stormy ...

Commuter Protest Bubbles up as Train Fares Rise Above Inflation for Yet Another Year

Sophie Allain | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK
Sophie Allain

It's never nice to find out that a household bill has gone up, but for many rail commuters finding out just before Christmas that their season ticket will cost hundreds of pounds more next year is all the more galling. The average wage is certainly not going up, the rising cost of living is hitting many families hard and the increase in rail fares will do nothing to help.

The Importance of High Speed Rail to the UK's Future

Alistair Dormer | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK
Alistair Dormer

There is a clear need for extra capacity in the future. Rail passenger numbers continue to grow against a benign economic backdrop and it has been demonstrated numerous times that economic growth and passenger travel are linked.

Hunt Continues For Stabbed Train Inspector

PA | Posted 18.12.2011 | UK

Police are continuing to search for two people whose CCTV images they released after a train inspector was stabbed in the back for challenging two you...

VIDEO 'Big Man' From Scotrail No Ticket Is Named

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK

The “big man” from the “Scotrail No Ticket” viral video hit has been named as Alan Pollock from Stirling, Scotland by Deadline News. Pollo...

Transport Secretary Delays Final Decision On HS2

PA | Posted 02.02.2012 | UK

A final decision on whether to go ahead with the controversial HS2 high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham is being delayed until the New Y...

12-Year-Old Has Arm Reattached After Severed By High-Speed Train

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK

Rebecca Huitson, the 12-year-old girl whose arm was ripped off when a passing train hit her at a high speed level crossing, has had the limb reattache...

Schoolgirl's Arm Ripped Off By High-Speed Express Train

Huffington Post UK | Cosima Ungaro | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK

A 12-year-old girl's arm was ripped off when a passing train hit her at a high speed level crossing on Tyneside. Rebecca Huitson's arm had to be re...

LIFF Coverage: Day Four - Short Film Comp. 3/We Have a Pope

Julian Benson | Posted 14.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
Julian Benson

International Short Film Competition: Part 3 15 Summers Later (Dir. Pedro Collantes) - A ridiculously funny short about two acquaintances happening up...

London Underground Hell in a Nutshell: Don't Look at Me, Don't Touch Me and Definitely Don't Push Me

Olivia Rose | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK
Olivia Rose

I commute to work every day, making me officially just one of the approximately 2.95 million people a day who use the Tube. No wonder the entire London Underground is, at all times, covered in a thick layer of skank. 

An Open Letter to Commuters Everywhere

Hannah Wallis | Posted 15.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Hannah Wallis

Don't discuss your recent surgical procedures with your neighbour. There's (probably) a time and a place for chats about the removal of ovarian cysts, but the 06.59 to King's Cross ain't one of them.

Union's Fury Over Leaked 'Driverless Tube Trains' Report

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 24.12.2011 | UK

Union bosses have reacted with anger after a leaked document from London Underground (LU) appeared to reveal officials considering options for automat...

PHOTOS: Work Begins On World's Largest Solar Bridge In London

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 04.12.2011 | UK

Construction has begun on the world’s largest solar bridge. Due for completion in 2012, the bridge, which spans the Thames at Blackfriars Statio...